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Table 4 Multivariate logistic regression of lunch meal pattern of Palestinian adolescents from North Gaza Strip by Sociodemographic factors (n = 944)a

From: Sociodemographic correlates of food habits among school adolescents (12–15 year) in north Gaza Strip

 

Lunch ≤ 6 time/weekb

Multivariate logistic regression

 

N

%

p

OR (95% CI)

p

Gender

   Boys (n = 439)

77

17.5

0.015

1

 

   Girls (n = 505)

62

12.3

 

0.55 (0.36–0.87)

0.01

Resident status

   Local citizen (n = 372)

64

17.2

0.048

1

 

   Refugee (n = 568)

74

13.0

 

0.82 (0.46–1.48)

0.51

Residential area

   Gaza (well-off) (n = 379)

47

12.4

<0.001

1

 

   Gaza (non-well-off) (n = 210)

19

9.0

 

0.46 (0.21–1.05)

0.06

   Village (n = 146)

45

30.8

 

3.30 (1.72–6.31)

<0.001

   Camp (n = 209)

28

13.4

 

1.21 (0.65–2.23)

0.55

Age in years

   12 yrs (n = 161)

18

11.2

0.24

1

 

   13 yrs (n = 295)

45

15.3

 

1.52 (0.56–3.13)

0.26

   14 yrs (n = 312)

43

13.8

 

1.17 (0.56–2.45)

0.67

   15 yrs (n = 176)

33

18.8

 

1.72 (0.79–3.71)

0.17

Crowding Index

   ≤ 3 persons/room (n = 610)

73

12.0

0.001

1

 

   > 3 persons/room (n = 240)

49

20.4

 

1.37 (0.83–2.27)

0.22

Father's working Status

   Unemployed (n = 501)

77

17.9

0.009

1

 

   Employed (n = 430)

61

12.2

 

0.92 (0.55–1.54)

0.76

Household SES

   Low (n = 245)

54

22.0

0.001

1

 

   Medium (n = 439)

53

12.1

 

0.73 (0.42–1.29)

0.28

   High (n = 430)

27

11.5

 

1.17 (0.58–2.38)

0.66

Father's education

   Low (n = 486)

88

18.1

0.013

1

 

   Medium (n = 262)

31

11.8

 

0.70 (0.40–1.21)

0.20

   High (n = 173)

18

10.4

 

0.93 (0.47–1.68)

0.85

Mother's education

   Low (n = 532)

94

17.7

0.005

1

 

   Medium/High (n = 391)

43

11.0

 

0.59 (0.36–0.99)

0.047

Breakfast (n = 944)

   ≤6 t/w (n = 358)

100

27.9

<0.001

1

 

   = 7 t/w (n = 586)

39

6.7

 

0.21 (0.13–0.34)

<0.001

Dinner

   ≤6 t/w (n = 492)

113

23.0

<0.001

1

 

   = 7 t/w (n = 452)

26

5.8

 

0.34 (0.20–0.59)

<0.001

Snacks

   ≤6 t/w (n = 728)

121

16.6

0.001

1

 

   = 7 t/w (n = 216)

18

8.3

 

0.75 (0.39–1.45)

0.39

  1. aMultivariate logistic regression dependant variable is lunch ≤ 6 time/week, independent variables are all sociodemographic
  2. variables, and breakfast, dinner and snacks.
  3. bχ2 was used to compare differences between dependant variable is lunch ≤ 6 time/week and independent variables are all
  4. sociodemographic variables, and breakfast, dinner and snacks. P < 0.05 considered to be significant.